Symbolab
Step-by-step maths solver and calculator
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What it does
What the AI actually does — NLP/semantic parsing of typed or photographed maths, paired with an ML-driven solver.
Why it was built — Students need the worked reasoning across algebra to calculus, not just a final value.
Who built it
- Company
- EqsQuest Ltd (Symbolab)
- Founders
- Michal Avny · Adam Arnon · Lev Alyshayev
- HQ / origin
- Tel Aviv, Israel (parent Learneo, Redwood City, CA)
- Founded
- 2011
- Model
- B2C
- Ownership
- Owned by Course Hero / Learneo (acquired 2020)
- Languages
- Multiple
- Pricing
- Freemium; 'Symbolab Pro' ~US$11.99/month for full steps
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Where it sits
Symbolab is on the Learning Tools Index, in maths & adaptive practice, built in Israel.
Related & alternatives
- PhotomathPhoto maths solver with step-by-step working
- Wolfram AlphaComputational answers across maths and science
- Course HeroStudy resources and AI explanations